Pakistan, Sept. 26 -- A military aircraft crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 14 people, according to Congolese military officials. The victims included two senior military officers, including the head of the military court and the auditor general of the armed forces. The crash occurred as the aircraft was returning to the capital Kinshasa from the city of Kikwit. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine what caused the accident.

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A spokesperson for the Congolese army confirmed that the head of the military court was among those killed. The auditor general of the armed forces also died in the crash. Their deaths have brought attention to the los...